Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
I had best bite out my tongue, and speak no more what shall I do, or what shall I say, there is no outfacing them all Gentlemen, Fathers, wives, or what else. I have wronged you all. I confess it that I have, what would you more, will any of you rail of me? Ill bear it, will any of you beat me? So they strike not too hard I'll suffer it, will any of you challenge me? I'll answer it. What would you have me say, or do? One of these I have married, the other I have betrothed, yet both maids for me; Will you have me take one, and leave the other? I will, will you have me keep them both? I will. Perjured not mine. What you here too? Nay then I see all my good friends are met together, wilt thou have me Luce? I am thy Husband, and had I not loved thee better than Grace. I had not disappointed the marriage day tomorrow. Lascivious no, Wilt thou have me Grace, for had I not loved thee better than Luce. I would never after I had married her been contracted to thee. Inconstant no, Then neither married man, widow nor bachelor, what's to be done? here's even the proverb verified, between too stools, the tail goes to ground. Now I bethink me this our meeting here is wondrous strange, call in the Gentlewoman that owns this house. Old trot, i'll trounce thee. Here is the marriage proved 'twixt Luce and Chartly, witch this was not your promise. Have patience, and in the end we'll pay you all. Your worships are most heartily welcome, I made bold to send for you, and you may see to what end, which was to discover unto you, the wild vagaries of this, of this wanton wag pasty, a will-doats I warrant him, and sir Harry that your daughter hath scaped this scouring, thank this gentleman, and then make of him as he deserves. O, I remember him. He never pleased mine eye so well as now. I know his Love, and he in Chartley's place My favour shall possess. Thanks my sweet Grace. ay and the more the inconstant youth to spite. I gave her thee in Chartley's sight. There's one gone already, but this is my wife and her i'll keep in spite both of the Devil and his dam. Not from her lawful Husband. That am I. That is the Gentleman, accept him Luce. And you then like of her, nay I'll make it good, This gentleman married you vizarded, you him disguised mistaking him for Chartly, which none but my boy Iack was privy too: after she changed her habit with him, as you with Iack. And you in mistress Luce's habit. May I believe you mother. This be your token. Her that I married, I wrong twice by the finger. Of that token, my hand was sensible. And ere the clamorous and loud noise be gone, I whispered to her thus.
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I had best bite out my tongue, and speake no more what shall I doe, or what shall I say, there is no out-acing them all ntlemen, Fathers, wiues, or what else. I haue wrongd all. I confesse it that I haue, what would you more, will any of you rayle of mee? Ill beare it, will any of you beate mee? So they strike not too har Ile suffer it, will any of you challenge mee? Ile answer it. What would you haue mee say, or doo? One of these I have married, the other I haue betrothed, yet both maides for mee; Will you haue mee take one, and leaue the tother? I will, will you haue mee keepe them both? I will. Periured not mine. What you heere too? Nay then I see all my good friends are met together, wilt thou haue mee Luce? I am thy Husband, and had I not lou'd thee better then Grace. I had not disappointed the marriage day to morrow. Lasciuious no, Wilt thou haue mee Grace, for had I not lou'd thee better then Luce. I would never after I had married her bin contracted to thee. Inconstant no, Then neither married man, widdow nor batcheller, whats to bee done? Heeres even the proverbe verifi'd, betweene too stooles, the tayle goes to ground. Now I bethinke mee this our meeting heere is wondrous strange, call in the Gentlewoman that ownes this house. Old trot, ile trounce thee. Here is the marriage prou'd twixt Luc and Chartly, witch this was not your promise. Haue patience, and in the end wee'l pay you all. Your worships are most hartily welcome, I made bold to send for you, and you may see to what end, which was to discover vnto you, the wilde of this, of this wanton wag pasty, a wil-doates I warrant him, Harry that your daughter hath scap't thi , tnke this gentleman, and then make of him as deserues. O, I remember him. Hee never pleas'd mine eye so well as now. I know his Love, and hee in Chartlyes place My favour shall possesse. Thanks my sweete Grace. Ey and the more the inconstant youth to spight. I gaue her thee in Chartlyes sight. There's one gone already, but thi is my wife and her ile keepe in spight of the Devill and his dam. Not from her lawull Husband. That am I. That is the Gentleman, acce ▪ him Luce. And you then like of her, nay make it good, This gentleman married you visarded, you him mistaking him for Chartly, which none but my boy Iack was privy too: after shee chang'd her habit with him, as you with Iack. And you in mistresse Luces habit. May I beleeue you mother. This bee your token. Her that I married, I wrong twice by the finger. Of that token, my hand was sensible. And ere the clamorous and lod noise bee gne, I whisperd to her thus.